Has Martin Luther King Jr.'s "dream" been realized?
TOPIC
GRADE
RATIONALE WITH STATISTICS
COMMENTS / SUGGESTIONS
Legislation and Politics
Civil Rights laws, affirmative action laws, representation in state and federal government, voting statistics
B
Civil Rights laws have been passed and enforced by the government
While the number of African Americans and Hispanics in the government is not near the percentage of population, the numbers are increasing every year
We have an African American president
African Americans vote at nearly the same rate as the average population, but Hispanics are much lower (average around 60% registering, African American 58%, Hispanic 28%)
Encourage minorities to continue to become active in politics, possibly through schools
Push for voter registration drives and voter eductaion in the Hispanic community, possibly with bilingual voting ballots
Employment
Number of employed / unemployed, types of jobs, business ownership
B -
In all of the races and groups the employment rate has gone almost every year since 1980.
The average white male and females employment rate is much higher then the average African Americans.
However the average African Americans employment rate is higher then the average hispanic american.
Also in almost all of the races males have a higher employment rate then females.
Advertise jobs more to the unemployed.
Make more jobs to be done.
Higher more people.
Even though the rates grew and got better. They are still varied by race and gender.
Education
Graduation rates, test scores, college enrollment, educational attainment
C+
Ages 7-13 has the highest education rate.
Ages 30-34 have the lowest education rate.
Ages 16-17 and 18-19 have a very small difference in education rate. They have almost the same numbers.
The education rate is surprisingly low.
The education rate is getting higher but it is not as good as it could be.
Income and Poverty
Average income, number below poverty level
D+
The income is getting higher.
White has the highest income rate, asian has the second highest, Hispanic's have the third highest, then blacks have the fourth.
All races combined, there are only 1,366 that make over 250,000.
The income rates vary a lot.
The average white american makes a lot more money then the average African American.
GRADE
Civil Rights laws, affirmative action laws, representation in state and federal government, voting statistics
B
Number of employed / unemployed, types of jobs, business ownership
B -
Graduation rates, test scores, college enrollment, educational attainment
C+
Average income, number below poverty level
D+